RobertUrban.com – Interview by Robert Urban for Gay Guitarists Worldwide
August 2007 Featured Player of the Month – Bassist Tempest
“I love music, touring, recording and being on stage”, says heavy metal bassist TEMPEST. “Everything else in my life tends to revolve around that which tends to drive most people around me rather batty.”
Tempest is leader of the Aggressive Metal band Harsh Reality (www.harshreality.us or www.myspace.com/harshrealitymetal). The band just came back from hiatus in May of 2006 and completed about 120 shows nation wide in the last year to date. Tempest was the first transsexual nominated for bassist of the year by the MMA (Minnesota Music Academy) in 2006 and was the Featured Performer of the year by URNotAlone in 2006.
Tempest also plays bass in the internationally recognized Trans Goth/Glam band (2005 MMA award winning which is also another first for a TG group) All The Pretty Horses which also just returned from hiatus; and occasional bassist for the infamous industrial band Apocalypse Theater from time to time? Tempest also just started working with V. Mercy (of Apocalypse theater) on a new project that has yet to find its name? Whew!?